Land: Verenigd Koninkrijk
Taal: Engels
Bron: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Sodium clodronate
Dowelhurst Ltd
M05BA02
Sodium clodronate
800mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 06060200
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER BONEFOS® 800MG TABLETS (sodium clodronate) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist. • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. The name of your medicine is Bonefos 800mg Tablets, but will be referred to as Bonefos tablets throughout the remainder of the leaflet WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Bonefos tablets are and what they are used for 2. What you need to know before you take Bonefos tablets 3. How to take Bonefos tablets 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Bonefos tablets 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT BONEFOS TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR Bonefos tablets contain sodium clodronate which belongs to a group of medicines called bisphosphonates. These medicines help prevent the loss of calcium from bones. Bonefos tablets are used to help manage bone diseases, particularly those associated with cancer. Bonefos tablets also help maintain normal levels of calcium in your blood. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE BONEFOS TABLETS DO NOT TAKE BONEFOS TABLETS IF: • you have VERY POOR KIDNEY FUNCTION • you are ALLERGIC to sodium clodronate, or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • you are ALREADY TAKING ANOTHER SIMILAR MEDICINE. Î TELL YOUR DOCTOR if any of these apply to you and DO NOT TAKE BONEFOS. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Bonefos tablets. Your doctor will take special care if: • you have PROBLEMS WITH YOUR KIDNEYS • you have (or have had) PAIN, SWELLING OR NUMBNESS OF THE JAW or a Lees het volledige document